Bone Biologics, an orthobiologic company focused on regenerative medicine, announced the signing of an option agreement with UCLA, for an opportunity to exclusively license the use of the revolutionary bone growth factor Nell-1 in the treatment of osteoporosis.

Bone Biologics is currently funding the development and formulation of a Nell-1-based product for use as a bone graft substitute focused on bone regeneration in spinal fusion procedures, also under exclusive license from UCLA. Nell-1 has already demonstrated an ability to form bone in a targeted fashion with a significantly greater safety profile, making it a significantly more attractive treatment modality than other bone growth factors and implanted devices.

The debilitating condition of osteoporosis, the severe loss of bone mass that puts sufferers at increased risk of bone fractures, is currently treated with drugs. The market for osteoporosis therapies is estimated at over $11 B globally. While most therapies only help prevent further bone loss by inhibiting the osteoclasts, Nell-1 works by inducing the osteoblasts. Competing drugs are expensive and require daily injections.

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